A Marriage in Samfya has been caught between a rock and a hard place as it is hanging by a thread after a taxi driver discovered that other men were riding his wife in exchange for financial support.
Drama erupted in Chief Kalasa Mukoso’s area of Samfya District after 30 year old Maybin Mwansa woke up to the shocking discovery that his wife, who had claimed to be working as a maid in town, was secretly engaged in thigh vending.
Hailing from Kasanka Village, Maybin narrated his ordeal to Headman Mzumba Chilambe, explaining how his wife, Mary Mwansa 27, had been regularly requesting to be dropped off at what she claimed was her workplace unknown to him that it was near a slaughter house where his ‘rib’ was ‘being chewed’ like hungry lion.
For months, Mary had convinced her husband that she was employed as a maid in Samfya town. However, Maybin later found out that she was being hired as a prostitute instead.
Furious and devastated, Maybin expressed his desire to have his wife leave their home immediately, warning the headman that he feared he might commit murder if she stayed.
“Uyu tomfwa, Ali kwata ubufi saana elo alasha Bana , in teti njikale nankwe pano pantu nala mwipaya(she is promiscuous, she lies, and leaves the children alone. I can’t continue staying with her because I may end up killing her” he stated in his emotional appeal to the village leader.
In her defense, Mary admitted to being generous with her private parts but brought in a new twist to the story.
She insisted that her husband was fully aware of her activities.
According to her, Maybin’s anger stemmed from a disagreement over money.
“Mwebantu moneni illyashi ilifi aba ba Mwansa balishiba muchinshinkafye naba fulwa pantu ni nkana uku akana impiya pakati . (Mwansa knows about my activitities. The only reason he’s upset is because I refused to share the money 50/50. I was the one doing all the work),” she boldly declared.
When pressed for details on how he found out about his wife’s secret, Maybin revealed that he had been tipped off by Vivian Chomba her friend.
“Her friend said she wasn’t working as a maid, but she was meeting a man in Mansa,” he explained.
Despite the tensions, Headman Chilambe refused to dissolve the marriage. Instead, he encouraged the couple to seek counseling with their families in an attempt to resolve their issues and understand the root cause of their conflict.
“This is not a matter that should end in divorce without effort from both sides. You need to seek guidance and see where the problems lie,” the headman advised, hoping for reconciliation.
The community remains divided on the issue, with some calling for the couple to part ways, while others support the headman’s decision to promote dialogue and mediation.
